Vice-President Kaja Kallas visits Ukraine

On 31st of March 2026, Commission Vice-President Kaja Kallas arrived in Kyiv, Ukraine, alongside the foreign ministers of Germany, Poland, Latvia, and Lithuania. While in Ukraine, Vice-President Kallas commemorated the victims of the Bucha massacre that took place in the early days of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine in March 2022. During a press conference that followed, she reaffirmed the EU's full support for Ukraine, and announced an additional €80 million for Ukraine drawn from the profits of Russian frozen assets. Read her full statement here. 

In parallel, on 30th March 2026, the European Commission approved a €1.5 billion work programme under the European Defence Industry Programme (EDIP) to enhance and modernise Europe's defence industry, boost production capacity and secure technological advancement and resilience. More information about EDIP here.